Isaiah

Isaiah 5:24

²⁴Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw,

and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,

so their roots will decay

and their blossoms will blow away like dust;

for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts

and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵן֩	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
as a tongue	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
of fire	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
consumes	כֶּאֱכֹ֨ל	ke·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
the straw	קַ֜שׁ	qaš	Noun - masculine singular	H7179 stubble, chaff
and as dry grass	וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁ	wa·ḥă·šaš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2842 chaff
shrivels	יִרְפֶּ֔ה	yir·peh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
in the flame	לֶֽהָבָה֙	le·hā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
so their roots	שָׁרְשָׁם֙	šā·rə·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8328 root
will decay	יִֽהְיֶ֔ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and their blossoms	וּפִרְחָ֖ם	ū·p̄ir·ḥām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6525 bud, sprout
will blow away	יַעֲלֶ֑ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
like dust	כָּאָבָ֣ק	kā·’ā·ḇāq	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H80 dust
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have rejected	מָאֲס֗וּ	mā·’ă·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3988 reject
the instruction	תּוֹרַת֙	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
and despised	נִאֵֽצוּ׃	ni·’ê·ṣū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H5006 contemn, spurn
the word	אִמְרַ֥ת	’im·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H565 utterance, speech, word
of the Holy	קְדֽוֹשׁ־	qə·ḏō·wōš-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H6918 sacred, holy
One of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 3:17 · Job 18:16 · Joel 2:5 · Isaiah 30:12 · Isaiah 47:14 · Exodus 15:7 · Isaiah 30:9 · 2 Kings 17:14–15 · Psalm 50:17 · Nehemiah 9:26 · Isaiah 8:6 · Jeremiah 6:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.